Preparing for Your Apprenticeship
Core Competencies Covered
- Student and preceptor roles and responsibilities
- Professional conduct and clinical boundaries
- Confidentiality and privacy
- Infection prevention and universal precautions
- Clinical documentation
- Professional communication and reporting
- Informed consent for student participation
- Equipment and supply management
- Accountability, reliability, and professional behavior
Skills Introduced, Practiced & Initially Verified
- Proper handwashing
- Gloving and ungloving
- Clean and sterile technique
- Universal precautions and infection-control practices
- Objective clinical documentation
- Professional communication with clients and preceptors
- Appropriate reporting and escalation of clinical observations
- Preparation and maintenance of basic clinical supplies
Professional Standards Alignment
MEAC/NARM: 0.1–0.4, 1.24–1.32, 1.36–1.40
Additional Alignment: MANA professional responsibilities; NARM clinical education standards; OSHA principles; applicable Texas midwifery requirements
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